Lifting-jack.



PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.

- W. TERRY.

LIFTING JACK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1904.

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APPLICATION IEILED FEB. 26, 1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 778,085, dated December 20, 1904. Application filed February 26, 1904. Serial No. 195,356-

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'WILLIAM TERRY, residing at Pearl City, in the county of Stephenson and State of. Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifting- Jacks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of liftingjacks in which a bar, lever, and clutch-loops are employed, and it more particularly seeks to provide a jack of this character of a simple, effective, and easily-operable construction and which will readily serve its intended purposes.

In its generic nature the invention consists of an elongatedbody mounted upon a suitable base and adapted to receive a lifting-bar, a lever fulcrumed to said body and being connected with a loop held around the bar, a second loop around the bar and engaging the body member, and means for releasing the bar to permit it to drop down .at predetermined times.

Again', my invention includes certain novel combinations and arrangement of parts, all of which is described in detail and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lifting-jack. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, the bar being shown partially elevated. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the parts being shown in their bar-releasing position, Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective View of the upper loop. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the lower loop.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, l designates a body member, preferably rectangular in cross-section and which has a longitudinal aperturel to receive a liftingbar 2, comprising the bar member 2? of similar cross-section to the body member and having a head or bearing member 2, as clearly shown in Figspl, 2, and 3. The body'memher 1 is mounted upon a base 1 by legs P,

and the said base is apertured, as at 1 to re' ceive the end of the bar 2 for a purpose presently to appear.

3 designates a projecting portion secured to the body 1, and the said portion 3 has a slot 3 to receive the tongue .4 of the lower loop 4, Which surrounds the bar 2, and is provided with'biting-teeth 4 4, which engage the bar 2 at predetermined times. The teeth 4 4 are arranged at the upper and lower edges, respectively, of the loop and on opposite ends thereto. apertures 4 4", so that should they become worn or broken they can be readily removed and new ones substituted in lieu thereof.

Pivotallymounted on bearings 5 on the arms 1 1 secured to the body 1, is a leversocket 5, suitably apertured to receive the lever-handle 5 and the said socket 5 also has a bifurcated portion 5 to receive the lower end 6 of a link 6, to the upper end 6 of which These teeth are removably held in the upper loop 7 is pivotally secured. The

projection 6 for cooperating with the heel 8 of the trip member 8, which is fulcrumed, as at 8 in the bearing portions8 of the arms 1 1 and the said trip member has a loop-engaging portion 8 which normally rests in a cutaway portion or socket 1 in the upper edge 1 of the body member 1, as will be clearlyunderstood by reference to Fig. 2. The upper loop 7 also includes biting-teeth 7 of like arrangement and construction as those of the lower loop 4. The loops 4 and 7 are constructed of such material that they will normally tend to gravitate downward to bring their respective biting-teeth into engagement with the surface of the bar, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower end of the bar 2 may be provided with a suitable eye 1 to which a'chain 00 may be attached, passing through the aperture in the base member, so that. the jack may be used from above the object to be worked upon as well as by placing it under the object. I

To limit the movement of the lever, I provide a stop 8 on the arms 1 1 as shown.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by a movement of the lever in an oscillatory manner the upper loop 7 may be alternately raised and lowered with respect to the bar 2 and the body 1 to raise the bar in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Should it be desired to release the said bar, it is only-necessary to move the lever to the position shown in Fig. 3, when the shoulder 6 of the link 6 will engage the heel 8 of the trip member 8 and cause it to lift the lower loop 4 to a horizontal position, which lower loop will engage the upper loop 7 at the same time and hold it also in a horizontal position. This will cause the biting-teeth to be disengaged from the bar, which will then gravitate to its lowermost position, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the operation, advantages, and complete construction of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

I am aware that lifting-jacks have -l1ereto fore been provided in which a lever is used with loop connections to operate a lifting-bar. I am also aware that separate and independent operating release devices have been provided for releasing the bar to permit it to drop down to its normal position, and I therefore do not broadly claim such construction; but What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is set out in the claims hereunto attached, and I desire it understood that slight changes in the detailed arrangement and combination of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention or the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a lifting-jack, a body having arms and a longitudinal aperture, a lifting-bar vertically movable in said body-aperture, said body having a projection, a loop surrounding said bar and held by said projection, a lever fulcrumed to said body-arms, and a second loop surrounding said bar and connected with said lever, said loops serving to normally grip said bar, and means for engaging said lower loop to release said bar at predetermined times.

2. In a lifting-jack, a body having a projection and having arms, said projection having an aperture, a lifting-bar vertically movable in said body, a loop surrounding said bar, said loop having a tongue for entering the aperture of said body projection, a lever fulcrumed to said body-arms, a second loop located above the first-mentioned loop and surrounding said bar, a link connection between said second loop and said lever, and means for engaging said lower loop to release said bar.

3. In a lifting-jack, a body having a projection and having arms, said projection having an aperture, a lifting-bar vertically movable in said body, a loop surrounding said bar, said loop having a tongue for entering the aperture of said body projection, a lever lulcrunied to said body-arms, a second loop located above the first-mentioned loop and snrrouinling said bar, a link connection between said second loop and said lever, and means for engaging said lower loop to release said bar, said means including a trip member fulcrumed to said. body-arms.

4C. In a lifting-jack, a body having an apertured projection and bearing-arms, said body portion being longitudinally apertured, a lifting-bar vertically moving in said bar, a loop surrounding said bar and having a tongue for cooperating with the aperiaircd projection of the body, a second loop surrounding said bar above said first-mentioned loop, a lever l ul crumed to said body-arms,a link for connectin the lever to the upper loop, said link having a shoulder, a trip member pivotally mounted on said boc y-arms and adapted to be engaged by said link projection at predetermined times to cause said trip to engage said first loop and raise it to engagement with said second loop to release the bar for the purposes speciiied.

5. In a lifting-jack, a body portion having an apertured projection and bearing-arms, an apertured base member, said body portion being mounted on said apertured base member, a lifting-bar vertically movable in said body over said base-aperture, a loop surrounding said bar and having a tongue looselyheld in said aperture of said body projection, a lever fulcrumed to said body-arms, a second loop arranged above said lifting-bar, a link connection between said second loop and said lever, a trip member mounted on said bodyarms adapted to be engaged by said link 111(111- ber during the upward movement oi the lever to engage said loops to release the liftingbar, said lifting-bar being adapted when in its lowermost position to rest with its lower end in said base-aperture, substantially as shown and described.

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Vitnesses:

J. D. Bunmnemi, HARRY BARNES. 

